It's nice that my kids like to help me in the kitchen because one of my favorite things about this time of year is holiday baking. Yesterday, my girls really wanted to help me make cupcakes. They both wanted to help so much that they started fighting over who gets to help! We resolved the arguing by deciding that one of them would help make the cupcake batter, the other would help make the icing and both girls would decorate their own cupcake.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 heaping tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz)
Cream Cheese Icing
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Sprinkles
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2. In
large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients except chocolate chips with
electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes, or until well blended.
Stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
3. Bake
18 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes
out almost clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from muffin pans. Cool
completely.
4. In
medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium
speed until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla until icing is creamy. Place in decorating bag fitted with
tip; pipe large swirls on tops of cupcakes. Decorate as desired.
Store covered in refrigerator.
Adapted from Betty Crocker
The Results...
We enjoyed making these cupcakes together. This is an easy recipe that kids can help with. The cupcakes turned out rich, moist and chocolatey. The girls and their clothes also turned out chocolatey! Next time, we won't forget to wear aprons. Everyone enjoyed these cupcakes. My husband even gave these 4 stars, which is really good because he is stingy with his 5 star ratings. :) These cupcakes also taste really good after they've been chilled in the refrigerator.
Happy Holiday Baking!
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